Since US President Donald Trump took office, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has faced two stark choices: to strike a deal involving the abandonment of nuclear weapons ambitions and ballistic missile development in exchange for the lifting of sanctions and a promise of economic prosperity or risk US and Israeli military strikes aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear programme.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants the second option, while Trump prefers the first and has employed a carrot-and-stick approach to bring Iran to the negotiating table. The stakes could not be higher. Therefore, Al Majalla has chosen Trump and Iran: deal or strike? as our May cover story. We outline the possible ramifications of either outcome for Iran and the broader region.
Read more:
1. Trump and Iran: deal or strike? by Ibrahim Hamidi
2. What if the US-Iran talks fail? by Arash Azizi
3. Trump's Iran strategy is irking Israel by Michael Horowitz
